Advanced Veterinary Specialists is a privately owned and operated, 24x7x365 specialty and emergency hospital located in beautiful Santa Barbara, California. Due to our expansive growth, we are seeking emergency and critical care clinicians for our well established emergency department. If you like working for a privately held, non-corporate organization where both you and the team make a difference every day, then AVS is for you! Our comprehensive team consists of extremely talented and experienced emergency clinicians, as well as specialists in surgery, internal medicine, oncology, cardiology and dentistry/oral surgery. We have an experienced nursing and administrative support team that work together with our doctors to provide compassionate and high quality care and service to our patients, pet parents and referring veterinarians.

In 2012 we proudly opened our state-of-the-art, 24x7x365 hospital and have been growing rapidly ever since. Our emergency and critical care department’s case load is extremely high, so in order to maintain our excellent quality of care reputation, we are looking to add additional emergency clinicians and criticalists to our emergency and critical care service. Please see our website at www.avs4pets.com for further information about AVS.

Santa Barbara is located 90 miles north of Los Angeles and 350 miles south of San Francisco and is one of the top cities in which to live in the United States! Santa Barbara boasts over 300 days of sun each year and gives its residents outstanding views because it practically clings to the side of a mountain! Our climate is referred to as “Mediterranean” which means “mild weather”. In the summer our temperature rarely exceeds 80 degrees and in the winter rarely drops below 50 degrees, making it optimal for Santa Barbarians to enjoy water sports, mountain climbing, visiting California’s wineries or attending outdoor cultural events and festivities year round!

Our employment package includes a competitive base salary (plus incentives), medical, dental and vision insurance, 401K, paid vacation and CE allowance, state license, association dues and VIN membership. Our emergency department doctors meet quarterly to arrange their own work schedule. AVS places a high priority on professional development, job satisfaction and quality of life for our all our staff members. We encourage you to apply if you are a clinician with high medical and ethical standards, superior communication skills a desire to shape your professional future. Interested applicants should contact our Hospital Administrator, Ms. Jan Woods at jobs@avs4pets.com or via telephone at 805-729-4460. Advanced Veterinary Specialist is located at 414 Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. We are an equal opportunity employer.